janelane wrote:
] Is there anyone with legal experience (Acidus excluded :-) who'd like to tackle it?

Well, I did manage to get this on slashdot. The story is linked here. A petition can help raise awareness about an issue (people who sign petitions are 50% more likely to donate money to a cause when asked to do it later) the simple fact that controversy exists isn't going to influence the decision making process here. I think we're actually winning this fight. This has come up from time to time over the past 2 years. The attempt was a little meeker then the last. I hope they drop it, but if this begins to look more likely to pass I'll definately follow through with your suggestion. Having a petition is another opportunity for news coverage of the issue.